Connecticut 2011 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05773 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/20/2011

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5773
January Session, 2011  LCO No. 1554
Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees
Introduced by:
REP. PERILLO, 113th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5773 

January Session, 2011

LCO No. 1554

Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees 

Introduced by:

REP. PERILLO, 113th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING A PILOT PROGRAM TO INVESTIGATE FRAUD AND ABUSE IN THE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION SYSTEM.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to create a pilot program within the Labor Department to investigate fraud and abuse among unemployment claimants.

Statement of Purpose: 

To help reduce fraud in the unemployment compensation benefit program and protect the fund for legitimate claimants.